After publishing its first report in September 1997, the Own Funds Working Group, in agreement with the European Committee of Central Balance Sheet Offices, decided to continue its work in order to gain a better understanding of the differences in financing structures between countries. To this...

Since 2005, all European Union listed firms comply with IFRS. The resulting mandatory changes in accounting methods have substantially affected reported earnings. Using the factSet/JCF database that collects 2005 earnings forecast based on both IFRS and local GAAP for a set of European listed...

This research notes aims at assessing the research policy in the knowledge management field conducted by the EU during the last decades. this article highlights the results from this research but also points out the lacks of this research program.

DEVELOPMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGE FACING THE HUMAN RACE BUT THE PROCESSES DRIVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARE BY NO MEANS FULLY UNDERSTOOD. HOWEVER, THE CORE CHALLENGE FOR DEVELOPMENT IS TO ENSURE PRODUCTIVE WORK AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. THIS CHALLENGE...